The ball is in AEW’s court, says Benjamin.
24-year veteran Shelton Benjamin is currently a free agent. His latest go-round with WWE came to an end in September.
On 3/9, Benjamin returned to in-ring competition in Puerto Rico and in April, he’ll be squaring off against former IMPACT/TNA World Champion Josh Alexander.
A new interview was posted to the Monopoly Events YouTube channel and Jamal Niaz spoke to Shelton. He said he would love to wrestle Will Ospreay and Kazuchika Okada. As far as appearing for AEW, Benjamin said the doors are open.
Honestly, (Kazuchika) Okada, while I’ve worked alongside him in New Japan, we never actually had a match, so I would love to work with Okada. Obviously, I would love to work with Will Ospreay because I think that guy’s phenomenal. I’ve been watching him for years and you know, people call me athletic but I mean, he does stuff that I couldn’t even — it would put me in traction to even try some of the moves he does but I would love to work with him. I think it could be a lot of fun so, those names are at the top of my list but obviously, I enjoy what I do, I love what I do and I can pretty much mesh with anybody. So, it’s just a matter of what they think but, as far as AEW goes, that door’s open — my door is open. I haven’t eliminated any possibilities as of yet.
Following up on that, the idea of appearing at AEW All In at Wembley Stadium was mentioned. Benjamin said the ball is in AEW’s court.
It could be (AEW All In could be on his radar). Again, the ball’s really in their court. But like you said, it’s pro wrestling so, you never know what’s gonna happen.
It was reported by Fightful Select that conversations between Benjamin and AEW have taken place and the discussions are centered around him appearing for the company.
If the quotes in this article are used, please credit Monopoly Events with an H/T to POST Wrestling for the transcriptions.
